12 Facts About Saltwell Towers

Saltwell Towers Park is a Victorian park in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England.

Saltwell Towers Grove, the southern section, is an area of grassed open space with a bandstand to the western corner.

Saltwell Towers Park has been presented with numerous awards in recent years, including being named "Britain's Best Park" in 2005 and Civic Trust Park of the Year in 2006.

In October 2012, Saltwell Towers Park was the site of the first British Legion Field of Remembrance in North East England.

Saltwell Towers was a large, eclectic mansion in red brick with Gothic turrets and mock battlements.

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Saltwell Towers is located in the middle of the central section of the park and it is surrounded to the south by its accompanying walls, walkways and ha-ha.

The approach from the southern section is a large grassed area replete with paths which wind towards a footbridge to the Saltwell Towers, which is used for general leisure activities and picnicking and is home to a stone-built war memorial.

Saltwell Towers today includes a cafe, some pieces of local art, an exhibition on the history of the park and a stained glass centrepiece commissioned from a local artist.

Stable block is at the north-west of Saltwell Towers, built in 1871 in the same style as the mansion in red brick and with a slate roof.

Also to the north-west of Saltwell Towers is the Charlton Memorial Drinking Fountain, a stone and granite fountain inscribed in memory of George Charlton, the mayor of Gateshead between 1874 and 1875.

In October 2012, Saltwell Towers Park was the site of the first British Legion Field of Remembrance in North East England.